One of the victims of the massacre at the Borderline Bar and Grill in Thousand Oaks, Calif., was Alaina Housley, a freshman at Pepperdine University in nearby Malibu. I can’t help but think of my own daughter, Kendall, a fellow Pepperdine student who went dancing at that same country music venue during her freshman year last year.

My brother Arik and his wife Hannah and my nephew Alex are some of the best people you’ll ever meet. They and Alaina are some of the most generous people in the world...and love their Napa community. This is from them.... pic.twitter.com/y2kyFKfnoO

2. Most popular GetReligion post: Once again, a post related to the Catholic clergy sex abuse scandal occupies the No. 1 most-clicked spot.

The specific post at the top of the chart: tmatt’s commentary on “Who will protect sheep from shepherds? Inquirer and Globe team spotlights sins of many bishops.”

Two tiny clay seals attributed to King Hezekiah of Judah and an Isaiah who could be the biblical prophet have drawn global notice this year — and raised the visibility of a tiny American church involved in their discovery. @Mark_Kellner reports. https://t.co/beDaesSw3d

Kellner reported for Religion News Service on how “two tiny clay seals attributed to King Hezekiah of Judah and an Isaiah who could be the biblical prophet have drawn global notice this year — and raised the visibility of a tiny American church involved in their discovery.”

Remarkable: An influential pastor and his Chicago-area megachurch are suing two bloggers, their wives (!), and a freelance journalist working on a story for @WORLD_mag. https://t.co/pzLhgieLg4

4. Shameless plug: Speaking of RNS, my own freelance piece on a lawsuit filed by an influential pastor and his Chicago-area megachurch against two bloggers and a journalist was published this week.

RNS editor-in-chief Bob Smietana noted on Twitter that he has covered religion for 20 years, and this lawsuit marks a first in his experience: “Never heard of a church filing suit against a freelance writer for a Christian magazine before their story ran.”